Av8er
{{Short description|British aircraft manufacturer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2017}}
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| name = Av8er Limited
| logo = Av8er Limited Logo.png
| logo_size = 250px
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| type = Privately held company
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| foundation = 1996
| founder = Paul Taylor
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| hq_location_city = Woodford Halse, Northamptonshire
| hq_location_country = United Kingdom
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| industry = Aerospace, Information Technology
| products = Paramotors, data centre servers and products
| services = IT services
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| num_employees = 4{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.av8er.com/}}
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Av8er Limited ({{langx|en|Aviator Limited}}) was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Woodford Halse, Northamptonshire and founded by Paul Taylor. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paramotors in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles and European rules.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003–04, page 64. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
The company was founded in 1996. The company continues as an information technology firm, supplying data centre services, related equipment and aerial photography services using UAVs, computer servers, media platforms, instructional videos and off-road vehicle engines and parts.{{cite web|url= https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.av8er.freeserve.co.uk/ |title=Av8er |website=Internet Archive Wayback Machine |accessdate=8 October 2015}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=http://www.av8er.com/index.html|title=Home|author=AV8ER Limited|work=av8er.com|accessdate=4 March 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.av8er.com/productsand%20services.html|title=Products and services|author=AV8ER Limited|work=av8er.com|accessdate=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117202318/http://av8er.com/productsand%20services.html|archive-date=17 January 2016}}
In the aircraft production years Av8er manufactured a range of paramotors noted for their lightness and attention to detail, in particular balancing and vibration isolating features. The models included the Explorer, Orbiter, Observer and Titan.{{cite web|url=http://www.av8er.freeserve.co.uk/param.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506053019/http://www.av8er.freeserve.co.uk/param.html|title=Paramotors|archivedate=6 May 2010|work=freeserve.co.uk|accessdate=8 October 2015}}
Aircraft
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+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| Summary of aircraft built by Av8er Limited |
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! Model name ! First flight ! Number built ! Type |
align=left| Av8er Explorer
|align=center| mid-2000s |align=center| |align=left| Paramotor |
align=left| Av8er Observer Light
|align=center| mid-2000s |align=center| |align=left| Paramotor |
align=left| Av8er Orbiter
|align=center| mid-2000s |align=center| |align=left| Paramotor |
align=left| Av8er Titan
|align=center| 2006 |align=center| |align=left| Paramotor |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.av8er.com/}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.av8er.freeserve.co.uk/ Company paramotoring website archives, 2001–11] on the Internet Archive
- [https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.av8er.co.uk Company paramotoring website archives] on the Internet Archive
{{Av8er aircraft}}
Category:1996 establishments in England
Category:Companies based in Northamptonshire
Category:Defunct aircraft manufacturers of England
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